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ICTR sentences former Rwandan mayor to 11 years for crime against humanity
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has sentenced former Rwandan mayor Juvenal Rugambarara to 11 years in prison. Rugambarara pleaded guilty in July to a single count of extermination, a crime against humanity, as part of a ple (More) |
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Rwanda investigators wrap up probe into alleged French role in Rwandan genocide
Rwandan investigators delivered a report Friday to Rwandan President Paul Kagame [official website; BBC profile] on alleged French involvement in the 1994 genocide [HRW backgrounder; BBC backgrounder] in the African nation. Specific details have not (More) |
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France appeals court approves transfer of Rwanda war crimes suspect to ICTR
The Court of Appeal of Paris Wednesday approved the transfer of Rwandan genocide suspect Dominique Ntawukuriryayo to the custody of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda . The former public official was arrested in France last month. He h (More) |
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US House must uphold truth and justice with Armenian genocide resolution
Frank V. Zerunyan, Esq. [Chairman, Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association; Mayor Pro Tem, City of Rolling Hills Estates]: "The People's House of the United States of America must follow its tradition and uphold the truth above al (More) |
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Norway proposes new laws on genocide and war crimes
The government of Norway Friday proposed creating laws to allow for the prosecution of war crimes, genocide and terrorism. Current Norwegian law does not specifically include these offenses, and it is standard policy to turn over accused war crimin (More) |
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Amnesty urges no transfer of genocide suspects to Rwanda
Amnesty International Friday urged governments worldwide not to transfer genocide suspects to Rwanda until fair trials there can be guaranteed. The human rights group is concerned about the Rwandan justice system's fairness and impartiality wit (More) |
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Rwanda war crimes suspect arrested in France
Rwandan genocide suspect Dominique Ntawukuriryayo has been arrested in France, a UN spokesperson said Thursday. Ntawukuriryayo, a former public official, had been on the run from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) , where he has (More) |
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Rwanda commission to investigate 1994 assassination that sparked genocide
Rwandan Information Minister Laurent Nkusi said Thursday that the government of Rwanda has completed setting up a commission charged with investigating the 1994 assassination of then-Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana . The downing of the plane c (More) |
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ICTR prisoners launch hunger strike to protest Rwanda case transfers
Approximately 40 inmates in a Tanzania prison awaiting trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) began a hunger strike Monday to protest the planned transfer of three ICTR cases to the national courts of Rwanda. In September, t (More) |
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Rwanda war crimes suspect arrested in Germany
German police have arrested Augustin Ngirabatware, a former Rwandan minister suspected of genocide in the 1994 Rwanda conflict between Hutus and Tutsis, German officials announced Thursday. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) acc (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
